Some 22 years in the making, our new section on the Soviet counterpart to the Apollo — the LOK lunar transport vehicle — is now online. In-depth info from archival sources, rare photos and, of course, digital reconstructions in unprecedented detail and color fidelity: russianspaceweb.com/lok.html

Lunar Orbital Vehicle of the L3 expeditionary complex

History and design of the Lunar Orbital Vehicle, LOK, from the Soviet L3 expeditionary complex by Anatoly Zak | Editor: Alain Chabot

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The "Russian Starlink" developer confirms work on the new-generation satellites at Buro 1440. Context on the site (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

In his report to the Prime Minister yesterday, Roskosmos head announced ~60 satellites launched in 2026 and the total in orbital grouping reaching ~400, though 300 satellites were claimed to be in orbit in 2025. So, not sure how this math works. CONTEXT: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html

Russia's first "private" radar imager undergoes testing in orbit with potential implications for the military. DETAILS (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

Classic of rocketry: Introduction to the RD-107 engine. (Subscription, Part I): russianspaceweb.com/insider-cont...

Progress MS-35 docks at ISS. DETAILS, CONTEXT: russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-...

NASA: Progress MS-35 cargo ship is on track for docking with the ISS in around 45 minutes. Watch it live here: www.youtube.com/live/v03RjDN...

Progress 96 Cargo Ship Docking

YouTube video by NASA

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Roskosmos confirms the Soyuz-2-1b launch with a military spacecraft from Plesetsk. No time of liftoff was given as becoming customary in the new reality. Details: russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft-m...

Soyuz launch from Plesetsk on Sept. 17, 2026

Soyuz-2 launch from Plesetsk on Sept. 17, 2026

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Multiple eyewitnesses report an apparent Soyuz rocket launch with a military payload from Plesetsk, matching an opening of the window reported in newly announced air and sea traffic restrictions. Developing story...

A Soyuz-2-1b rocket with the Progress MS-35 cargo ship lifts off from Baikonur on the ISS resupply mission. Mission progress: russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-...

A launch vehicle for the Progress MS-35 mission is being fueled for launch, but so far, there is no traditional live broadcast announcement from either NASA or Roskosmos. (Maybe waiting for an official permission from Zelensky: russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-...

Progress MS-35 to resupply ISS

History of the Progress MS-35 mission to the ISS

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50 YEARS AGO TODAY: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz22.html

Soyuz flies its last solo mission

Soyuz-22 mission

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Progress MS-35 to lift off on Wednesday. Will chronicle it here: russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-...

Progress MS-35 to resupply ISS

History of the Progress MS-35 mission to the ISS

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Soyuz rocket with the Progress MS-35 cargo ship rolled back to the launch pad this morning for a second launch attempt on Wednesday, according to Kazakh media: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...

Comparison of the DOS-1 (Salyut-1) space station (left) and the follow-on DOS-2, which was to be Salyut-2 but never announced to the world because its launch failed. Find five differences. FULL STORY: russianspaceweb.com/salyut-dos2....

The International Space Summit this week was held in Grand Palais in Paris, which was also a site of a huge Roskosmos and Russian defense industry exhibit in 2010 — something totally unthinkable today. Many pics I took there are preserved on RussianSpaceWeb.com, but here are a few unpublished:

🚀 Europe is taking a major step towards autonomous cargo transportation in low Earth orbit. @esa.int has signed a contract with The Exploration Company under ALADDIN for an initial Nyx demonstration mission to the International Space Station and future cargo services. 🔗 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

Some visible damage to a Proton-PM facility in Novye Lyady (Perm Region) after an unexplained fire:

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Exilenova+ satellite imagery shows the aftermath of a September 2 fire at Russia's Proton-PM facility near Perm. Roughly 3,000 m2 of one of the main production buildings burned. Proton-PM is a key producer of RD-191 engines used in Russia's Angara family of launch vehicles. #Russia

Russian Deputy Prime Minister said that Russian hardware, such as spacesuits and cosmonaut seats, could be used in the Indian space program and joint flights to Russian and Indian space stations are also possible, according to Interfax.

Russia kept Soviet-era anti-satellite vehicles at a secret facility in Baikonur (visible on the right on my photo below) long after the Cold War, according to a semi-cryptic account surfaced on the NK forum and which I put into context here: russianspaceweb.com/is.html#mu

The Progress MS-35/96P launch is, indeed, postponed according to the NASA Live website that lists upcoming NASA programming.

NASA added the following line to its Progress MS-35 launch coverage announcement (which was suppose to proceed in around an hour, according to original plans): www.nasa.gov/news-release...

Unofficially, I hear that the Progress MS-35 launch delay was caused by a hydraulics issue. The liftoff was supposed to take place tomorrow, but until now, there is no confirmation that it would not take place from Roskosmos. Context: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...

Despite reported launch delay of the Progress MS-35 mission, Progress MS-33 departed the ISS as planned to make way for a fresh delivery: russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-...

Multiple unofficial Russian and Kazakh sources report that Wednesday's launch of Progress MS-35 to the ISS had to be postponed for an undetermined time and its launch vehicle returned to processing building due to a problem with the 3rd stage: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...

European (sans USSR/RF) orbital rocket/launch site firsts: Diamant/Hammaguir (Algeria): 1965 Black Arrow/Woomera (Australia): 1971 Ariane-1-4/Kourou (French Guiana): 1979 Ariane-5: 1997* Vega: 2012 Ariane-6: 2024 Spectrum/Andoya (Norway): 2026: russianspaceweb.com/chronology_X...

The Progress MS-35 cargo ship was rolled out to the launch pad at Site 31 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, this morning, in preparation for a liftoff to the International Space Station on Wednesday: russianspaceweb.com/2026.html#pr...

Soviet concepts (including the adopted version on the right) for incorporating the upgraded propulsion section of the Soyuz spacecraft into the hull of the Almaz space station to form the original Salyut design. CONTEXT: russianspaceweb.com/salyut1-orig...

NASA copverage of Progress MS-35 launch: www.nasa.gov/news-release...

NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking - NASA

The unpiloted Progress 96 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 12:15 p.m. EDT (9:15 p.m. Baikonur time), Wednesday, Sept. 9, on a Soyuz rocket from

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Surfaced procurement documents indicate that ground terminals (not the one on the photo) for "Russian Starlink" would be much bulkier, heavier and more expensive than their US equivalents, hopefully, severely restricting their use in Ukraine. Details on the site (subscription): russianspaceweb.com